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With the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy from the Supreme Court, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews has been undergoing a Chernobyl level meltdown on live television for hours on end. But things took a dark turn towards the end of the three o’clock hour when he ominously predicted “Spanish Civil War stuff” was going to happen in the fight between Republicans and Democrats over the high court vacancy.
“They haven't picked many Justice Kennedys. They have largely picked non-justice Kennedys. People hard right on all social issues,” Matthews warned viewers after working himself up into a frothing rage. “So, I would say, I think this is going to be the fight of the century. I think the Democrats have to say no way, non-Presario, no one passes this line.”
Matthews’ key commentary for the Kennedy news involved him pleading with Senate Democrats to not let President Trump and the Republicans fill Kennedy’s seat on the bench. “I think the Democrats have to say no way, non-Presario, no one passes this line. I think it’s going to be almost like Spanish Civil War stuff, you watch the next few months,” he angrily warned. “It will be interesting.”
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